Pearson Takes First Career ULTIMATE Win At Dublin Motor Speedway

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DUBLIN, NC – Earl Pearson Jr. of Jacksonville, FL has won races with many different sanctioning bodies over his illustrious 20-year racing career, and after Saturday night, he can add a victory with the ULTIMATE Super Late Model Speedway along with a $10,000 check at Dublin Motor Speedway.

Pearson drove the Dunn-Benson Ford Longhorn to the win in the Rattlesnake Rumble over a trio of former ULTIMATE Champions. Three-time ULTIMATE Champion Casey Roberts of Toccoa, GA finished second and the defending and two-time ULTIMATE Champion Dennis Franklin of Gaffney, SC took the third spot.

The 2011 ULTIMATE Champion Chris Ferguson of Mt. Holly, NC started 19th and blazed his way through the field to finish fourth as the Hard Charger of the Race. Ferguson was also the M&W Transport “Haulin’ It” Fast Qualifier with a lap around Dublin Motor Speedway in 15.137 seconds.

Russell Irwin of Beaver Dam, VA was fifth and Tyler Millwood of Cartersville, GA was the Autolite/Fram/DirtOnDirt.com Rookie of the Race with a sixth-place effort. Willie Milliken of Roanoke Rapids, VA finished seventh and eighth went to Jason Welshan of Maryville, TN in the Hidden Hollow Motorsports Longhorn.

Austin Hubbard of Seaford, DE took the ninth spot and Justin Williams of Concord, VA rounded out the top ten. In preliminary action on Friday night, the three eight-lap heat races were won by G.R. Smith of Statesville, NC, Zack Mitchell of Enoree, SC and Pearson. Ferguson won the eight-lap B-Main Race on Saturday night.

The next two events for the ULTIMATE Super Late Model Series South East Region will be the Peach State Double-Header next weekend under the promotion of National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame Inductees, the Swims Family. The action begins on Saturday night, May 6 with a 40-lap $4,000-to-win race at Dixie Speedway in Woodstock, GA. Then on Sunday night, May 7, Rome Speedway in Rome, GA will host a 40-lap $4,000-to-win event.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS OF ROUND 5 AT DUBLIN MOTOR SPEEDWAY IN DUBLIN, NC ON 4/29/17:

POS STRT CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN LAPS $ WON
1. 3 1 Earl Pearson Jr. Jacksonville, FL 50 $10,000
2. 7 101 Casey Roberts Toccoa. GA 50 $5,000
3. 4 2 Dennis Franklin Gaffney, SC 50 $3,000
4. 19 22 Chris Ferguson Mt. Holly, NC 50 $2,000
5. 12 22e Russell Erwin Beaver Dam, VA 50 $1,500
6. 11 31 Tyler Millwood Cartersville, GA 50 $1,300
7. 5 1m Willie Milliken Roanoke Rapids, VA 50 $1,200
8. 21 29 Jason Welshan Maryville, TN 50 $1,100
9. 13 A1 Austin Hubbard Seaford, DE 50 $850
10. 20 89 Justin Williams Concord, VA 49 $800
11. 22 12 Zach Cox Lumberton, NC 49 $750
12. 6 49 Jonathan Davenport Blairsville, GA 39 $700
13. 16 1c Kenny Collins Colbert, GA 26 $650
14. 14 00 Jeff Smith Dallas, GA 23 $600
15. 18 42 Doug Sanders McAdenville, NC 17 $550
16. 15 18 Brett Hamm Newberry, SC 16 $500
17. 23 91 Austin Holcombe Elm City, NC 16 $500
18. 24 72 Mike Parker Eastover, NC 12 $500
19. 2 57 Zack Mitchell Enoree, SC 10 $500
20. 10 32 Dustin Mitchell Pine Level, NC 10 $500
21. 17 421 Anthony Sanders Spartanburg, SC 10 $500
22. 1 22s G.R. Smith Statesboro, NC 2 $500
23. 9 5 Tim Allen Kannapolis, NC 2 $500
24. 8 93 Donald Bradsher Burlington, NC 0 $500

ENTRIES: 24
FAST QUALIFIER: Ferguson, 15.137 Seconds
PROVISIONALS: None

M&W TRANSPORT “HAULIN’ IT” GROUP QUALIFYING:

GROUP 1:

POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN TIME
1. 22 Chris Ferguson Mt. Holly, NC 15.137
2. 22s G.R. Smith Statesville, NC 15.516
3. 32 Dustin Mitchell Pine Level, NC 15.611
4. 2 Dennis Franklin Gaffney, SC 15.872
5. A1 Austin Hubbard Seaford, DE 15.873
6. 101 Casey Roberts Toccoa, GA 15.902
7. 12 Zach Cox Lumberton, NC 16.417
8. 1c Kenny Collins Colbert, GA 16.699

GROUP 2:

POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN TIME
1. 57 Zack Mitchell Enoree, SC 15.455
2. 89 Justin Williams Concord, VA 15.533
3. 1 Willie Milliken Roanoke Rapids, VA 15.538
4. 93 Donald Bradsher Burlington, NC 15.657
5. 31 Tyler Millwood Cartersville, GA 15.817
6. 421 Anthony Sanders Spartanburg, SC 15.869
7. 00 Jeff Smith Dallas, NC 16.165
8. 91 Austin Holcombe Elm City, NC 17.255

GROUP 3:

POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN TIME
1. 49 Jonathan Davenport Blairsville, GA 15.527
2. 1 Earl Pearson Jr. Jacksonville, FL 15.551
3. 29 Jason Welshan Maryville, TN 16.082
4. 5 Tim Allen Kannapolis, NC 16.151
5. 42 Doug Sanders McAdenville, NC 16.393
6. 22e Russell Erwin Beaver Dam, VA 16.400
7. 72 Mike Parker Eastover, NC 17.589
8. 18 Brett Hamm Newberry, SC NT

HEAT RACES (8 Laps – Top 6 Transfer To Main Event):

1ST HEAT: 1. G.R. Smith; 2. Franklin; 3. Roberts; 4. D. Mitchell; 5. Hubbard; 6. Collins; 7. Cox; 8. Ferguson.

2ND HEAT: 1. Z. Mitchell; 2. Milliken; 3. Bradsher; 4. Millwood; 5. J. Smith; 6.
A. Sanders; 7. Holcombe; 8. Williams.

3RD HEAT: 1. Pearson; 2. Davenport; 3. Allen; 4. Erwin; 5. Hamm; 6. D. Sanders; 7. Parker; 8. Welshan.

B-MAIN (8 Laps): 1. Ferguson; 2. Williams; 3. Welshan; 4. Cox; 5. Holcombe; 6. Parker.

The ULTIMATE Super Late Model Series would like to recognize their marketing partners for the 2017 season which include: American Racer, Hoosier Race Tires, VP Race Fuels, M&W Transport, PPM Racing Products, Arizona Sport Shirts, DirtonDirt.com, Big A’s Custom Graphics, AR Bodies, Five Star Race Bodies, Schaeffer’s Racing Oil and Lubricants, Autolite/Fram, RockAuto.com, Safecraft, Simpson, and Thomas Clarke Performance Web Design.

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I'm going to say congratulations on top 10 finishes by two people who had never laid eyes on the track before......Tyler Millwood and Jason Welshan. Great job guys. The surface has been much better than you experienced but Mother Nature and mechanical issues tested promoter Richard Bailey on his Herculean effort to give you something on which to race.